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How to Clone Project in Altium Designer

i try to clone a project at altium designer 22.11.1. I know, that copy & paste doesnt work at this place. Can u guys tell me the best and easiest way to duplicate my project, that i can modify the cloned one and left the original one saved? I tried…
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Similar components with different pinouts in library

I am creating a database library for Altium. For example, I have several NPN transistors in the same SOT-23-3 package, but they have different pinouts: collectors and emitters are swapped. In Celestial Altium Library different footprints are used…
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Importing CSV files into Altium Designer 21.9.2

I'm not sure if this is the exact place for this question, but I saw that other Altium questions had been posted here. My team is using Altium to work on this project, but not all of us are familiar with Altium. In fact, really only one team member…
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Can't update schematic in Altium designer

I've finished all schematic parts in altium designer and I would like to make a PCB by using the "update schematic" function. However, this function, along with "import changes" have been grayed out. I'm new to Altium and have no idea what's going…
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How I can add top line to text in Altium?

Currently I make a schematic library for MCP23017 and I have a little problem. I want to add something like this: to my pin name, but I don't know how to do this in Altium. I can add underline , but not top line. If somebody know how to add top…
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Altium Designer - Reserve Old Reference Designators

I have a design I am looking to iterate on. I would look to delete some components and add some new ones. How can I configure Altium Designer so that when the new components are annotated they do not acquire a reference designator that formerly…
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How to change default output launch application in Altium?

I am designing a PCB board using Altium software. I am trying to generate output in pdf format. Output file is generating properly. And we can see the resulted pdf in file explorer. But after generating output file, Altium is launching Microsoft…
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How can I remove a PCB Object in Altium PCB Library using Altium scripting systems?

I am writing a Delphi Altium script to remove all tracks in TopOverLay inside the PCB Library. When running the script though, nothing happens (the tracks are not removed). I don't know why. Can you please help me? Here below is my code : procedure…
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Altium Snippets - Desginators are missing when placed

I am trying to reuse a part of my previous project, hence I created snippets for both schematic and pcb layout (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3HyuQ_N23A) However, when placing the snippets in a new schematic page, all designators are changed…
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Annotating Issue in Altium

I am a beginner with Altium Designer. Trying to complete a project and while annotating the schematic, there are some components that the software just won't update. Check the screenshot, in the proposed designator it shows the same C?.
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Project Level DrawnBy Parameter in Altium

I have a Schematic template that refers to the DrawnBy parameter and others to fill in the title block. This works fine if I edit each sheet's document parameters to display the correct information. However, I want to use the project parameters to…
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Import Gerber file in Altium Designer

I provide gerber file of allegro cadence(drill file with .txt and .drl is exit) I want convert it to pcb file in Altium Designer but drills of vias and pads not show, resault of it can't convert to pcb file What's the problem? How do import drill…
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Altium. Connect DbLib

I'm trying to connect my database to Altium using *.dblib file. After i connected, i have chosen neccesary table and mapped design parameters to database field names: Then i have tried to use components from this table in my project, but "Place"…
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How visible property of library component comment/designator working?

If I uncheck "visible" of comment/designator in library component they still appeares when I put them on schematic. I can uncheck visible in schematic too but can this manage on library level?
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Altium Designer 17.1 Hierarchical Design Issue

I am quite new to Altium Designer and I am having error troubles such as floating nets, pins, and what not (see below). My PCB is going to be a thermistor expansion board, in which I am just multiplexing a bunch of thermistors into ADC's and sending…
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